The flavor of cedar in wine of Austral
Discover the of Austral wines revealing the of cedar flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).
The wine region of Austral of Chile. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Trapi del Bueno or the Domaine Casa Silva produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Austral are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Austral often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, oak or red fruit.
In the mouth of Austral is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 4 estates and châteaux in the of Austral, producing 6 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Austral go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...
Canada’s western province of British Columbia (BC), has approved six new sub-appellations for its most famous wine-growing region of Okanagan Valley. The Okanagan Valley is BC’s largest appellation – called Geographical Indications (GIs) in Canada. And from a standing start in 2015, it now has 11 sub-GIs following the recent ratification. The six new sub-GIs are: Summerland Valleys, Summerland Lakefront, Summerland Bench, East Kelowna Slopes, South Kelowna Slopes and Lake Country. They are now l ...
Winemaker Derek Mossman Knapp, of Chile’s Garage Wine Company, introduced the group’s ‘Old-Vine Revival’ project in the UK this month. This included a first UK tasting of its new-release Old-Vine Revival País 2021 wine. Garage Wine Company’s Maule-based project focuses on producing wine from previously-neglected old vines, while at the same time supporting local farming communities. Born out of the Covid pandemic, the initiative enabled farmers to work in their local vineyards, which also elimin ...